| Casey Anthony trial turned into media frenzy Tue,5 Jul 2011 09:19 PM PDT Reuters -  NEW YORK (TheWrap) - Led by Headline News anchor Nancy Grace, the entire cable landscape -- and now the broadcast news networks -- seem to have gotten drunk on the Casey Anthony trial.Full Story1 |
| USA Network to practice "Common Law" Tue,5 Jul 2011 07:44 PM PDT Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - USA Network has picked up the series "Common Law," which will begin shooting in New Orleans next month, the cable channel said on Tuesday.Full Story1 |
| Elizabeth Hurley to appear on "Gossip Girl" Tue,5 Jul 2011 06:32 PM PDT Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Elizabeth Hurley is coming to "Gossip Girl," guest-starring as a media mogul in multiple episodes of the teen soap.Full Story1 |
| Johnny Depp's "Pirates" booty nearing $350 million Tue,5 Jul 2011 06:31 PM PDT Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Johnny Depp is close to a deal to star in a fifth "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, a source close to negotiations told TheWrap.Full Story1 |
| Actress pair returning to 'Law & Order: SVU' Tue,5 Jul 2011 04:59 PM PDT Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Looks like we might have solved the case of how "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" plans to deal with the loss of Christopher Meloni and the diminished role of Mariska Hargitay.Full Story1 |
| American painter Cy Twombly dies aged 83: gallery Tue,5 Jul 2011 04:40 PM PDT Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - American painter Cy Twombly, renowned for his large-scale scribbled canvases, died in Rome on Tuesday. He was 83.Full Story1 |
| Johnny Depp close to deal for fifth 'Pirates' film Tue,5 Jul 2011 04:35 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Johnny Depp is close to a deal to star in a fifth "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, a source close to negotiations told TheWrap.Full Story1 |
| Netflix expands online service to Latin America Tue,5 Jul 2011 04:02 PM PDT Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Netflix Inc is expanding its online video service to 43 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, sending its shares to an all-time high.Full Story1 |
| Stubbs horse painting fetches $36 mln in London Tue,5 Jul 2011 01:52 PM PDT Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A horse painting by George Stubbs fetched 22.4 million pounds ($35.9 million) at Christie's in London on Tuesday, the third most valuable old master painting to be sold at auction, the company said.Full Story1 |
| Trustee pans Blockbuster bonus plan Tue,5 Jul 2011 01:37 PM PDT Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Trustee overseeing Blockbuster Inc's bankruptcy is asking a judge to stop the movie rental chain from paying one employee hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonuses to speed up creditor payouts.Full Story1 |
| Adam Sandler joins vampire cartoon Tue,5 Jul 2011 01:00 PM PDT Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Adam Sandler will voice the role of Dracula in "Hotel Transylvania," a 3D film set in a resort for monsters, Sony Pictures Animation said Tuesday.Full Story1 |
| CBS and electrical union reach deal on new contract Tue,5 Jul 2011 11:45 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - CBS and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) have reached a tentative contract agreement that, if ratified, would be effective through January 31, 2015. Full Story1 |
| After "Potter," Warner Bros eyes magic from DC Comics Tue,5 Jul 2011 11:45 AM PDT Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If only they could wave a magic wand, studio executives at Warner Bros. would make their "Harry Potter" film franchise last forever. But movie magic takes more than a whisk of a stick to conjure up.Full Story1 |
| Harry Potter's Radcliffe: I became "so reliant" on alcohol Tue,5 Jul 2011 11:44 AM PDT Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he was so worried about his drinking that he vowed to give it up and has become teetotal.Full Story1 |
| Macy's fireworks blows up the competition on TV Tue,5 Jul 2011 11:42 AM PDT Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Americans must have felt patriotic Monday because "Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular" took the night's top television ratings and showed a dramatic increase over last year, according to preliminary viewership numbers.Full Story1 |
| ESPN acquires Wimbledon U.S. TV rights for 12 years Tue,5 Jul 2011 11:40 AM PDT Reuters -  NEW YORK (TheWrap) - ESPN has acquired the exclusive U.S. television rights for Wimbledon for the next 12 years, ending 43 years of NBC airing the Grand Slam tournament.Full Story1 |
| Paris Hilton stalker arrested on Malibu beach Tue,5 Jul 2011 11:20 AM PDT Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 36 year-old man accused of stalking Paris Hilton was arrested after being spotted standing on the beach and looking into her Malibu home, authorities said on Tuesday.Full Story1 |
| Charlie Sheen to get roasted on Comedy Central Tue,5 Jul 2011 11:09 AM PDT Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After a year in the headlines for his wayward behavior, Charlie Sheen is up for some more laughs at his own expense.Full Story1 |
| "Deathly Hallows" not the end for true Potter fans Tue,5 Jul 2011 06:24 AM PDT Reuters -  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - From the Indian metropolis of Mumbai to the dusty plains of Texas, frenzied fans across the globe are barely a week away from the release of the eighth and final film in the Harry Potter series.Full Story1 |
| Gregg Allman: living proof of music's healing power Tue,5 Jul 2011 06:13 AM PDT Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Gregg Allman is a believer in the healing power of music.Full Story1 |
| Hackers falsely claim Obama dead on Fox Twitter feed Tue,5 Jul 2011 06:07 AM PDT Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers took control of a FoxNews.com Twitter account on Monday and sent six false tweets saying that U.S. President Barack Obama had been shot dead, prompting an investigation by the Secret Service.Full Story1 |
| Royals' Quebec visit appears to be winning gamble Tue,5 Jul 2011 03:47 AM PDT Reuters -  QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - Anti-monarchist protesters failed to disrupt the visit of Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate to Quebec, which was the most politically sensitive portion of their Canadian royal tour.Full Story1 |
| British actress Anna Massey dies at 73 Mon,4 Jul 2011 07:02 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran actress Anna Massey, best known for her supporting roles as a lonely spinster, has died at the age of 73 from cancer, British media reported on Tuesday. Full Story1 |
| European box office driving hot 3D uptake abroad Mon,4 Jul 2011 05:51 PM PDT Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - While the domestic box office is sputtering when it comes to 3D, the weekend performance of "Transformers 3" notwithstanding, uptake of the format is hot abroad, particularly in Europe.Full Story1 |
| IOC awards TV rights in Germany, France, Korea Mon,4 Jul 2011 02:32 PM PDT Reuters - DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) sealed broadcasting rights deals with Germany, South Korea and France on Monday with the three countries locked in a race to win the nod for the 2018 winter Olympics. Full Story1 |
| After "Potter," Warner Bros eyes magic from DC Comics Mon,4 Jul 2011 11:26 AM PDT Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If only they could wave a magic wand, studio executives at Warner Bros. would make their "Harry Potter" film franchise last forever. But movie magic takes more than a whisk of a stick to conjure up.Full Story1 |
| "Transformers" nears $400 million at global box office Mon,4 Jul 2011 11:04 AM PDT Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Big-budget, effects-filled Hollywood flick "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" smashed its way through box office records by Monday, its sixth full day in theaters, with global ticket sales nearing $400 million.Full Story1 |
| Harry Potter's Radcliffe: I became "so reliant" on alcohol Mon,4 Jul 2011 09:12 AM PDT Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he was so worried about his drinking that he vowed to give it up and has become teetotal.Full Story1 |
| Writers unite for crime thriller "No Rest For the Dead" Mon,4 Jul 2011 04:34 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - In what its editor called a publishing first, 26 authors with combined sales of tens of millions of books have joined forces to write a single thriller called "No Rest For the Dead." Full Story1 |
| Royals' Quebec visit appears to be winning gamble Mon,4 Jul 2011 02:43 AM PDT Reuters -  QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - Anti-monarchist protesters failed to disrupt the visit of Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate to Quebec, which was the most politically sensitive portion of their Canadian royal tour.Full Story1 |
| Summer reading: 9 books for entertainment junkies Sun,3 Jul 2011 05:07 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Put down the BlackBerry and slowly back away. Summer is that time of year when the onslaught of tweets and emails diminishes, allowing our battered attention spans to stretch across pages and pages of good writing. Full Story1 |
| Sting cancels Kazakh concert over oil worker dispute Sun,3 Jul 2011 12:54 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Sting has canceled a concert in the Kazakh capital Astana scheduled for Monday after human rights group Amnesty International informed the former Police frontman about what it described as a "crackdown" on oil workers there. Full Story1 |
| "Transformers" global box office hits $372 million Sun,3 Jul 2011 10:08 AM PDT Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Big-budget Hollywood flick "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" smashed rivals and delighted movie fans around the world, ringing up $372 million at global box offices since its Wednesday debut, Paramount Pictures said on Sunday.Full Story1 |
| Soundgarden reunion tour relives band's '90s glory Sun,3 Jul 2011 06:48 AM PDT Reuters -  TORONTO (Reuters) - More than 14 years after Soundgarden broke up, the Seattle rockers launched their reunion tour in Toronto on Saturday, taking 16,000 nostalgic fans back to the glory days of the 1990s grunge era.Full Story1 |
| "Pirates" treasure mounts to $1 billion worldwide Sat,2 Jul 2011 01:40 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Disney on Saturday confirmed that its fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, "On Stranger Tides," has grossed more than $1 billion worldwide since its May 20 release. Full Story1 |
| Santana, McLaughlin open Montreux jazz on high note Sat,2 Jul 2011 12:05 PM PDT Reuters - MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin performed tunes by John Coltrane, Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin, ushering in the 45th edition of the Montreux jazz festival with a spiritual note from the 1960s and 70s. Full Story1 |
| "Gleeks" say goodbye to Chord Overstreet Sat,2 Jul 2011 12:05 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - "Gleeks" worldwide say goodbye to Chord Overstreet, who plays "trouty-mouth" choir member Sam Evans on hit TV program "Glee." Full Story1 |
| "Transformers" pushes box office up to $97.6 million Sat,2 Jul 2011 12:04 PM PDT Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Paramount Pictures' "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" enjoyed a solid third day at U.S. and Canadian box offices, grossing $32.9 million Friday, according to the studio's estimate.Full Story1 |
| Santana, McLaughlin open Montreux jazz on high note Sat,2 Jul 2011 01:26 AM PDT Reuters -  MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin performed tunes by John Coltrane, Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin, ushering in the 45th edition of the Montreux jazz festival with a spiritual note from the 1960s and 70s.Full Story1 |
| Fewer writers made money in 2010, says Writers Guild Fri,1 Jul 2011 07:33 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Television writers saw their earnings increase in 2010, but the total number of writers reporting income fell -- and movie writers' income fell by nearly 10 percent -- according to a report the Writers Guild of America West released on Friday. Full Story1 |
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